Jesus has spent His time in Jerusalem and as we look at Matthew 23:37-24:14 we find His lament over that city, a foretelling of the destruction of the temple and signs of the end of the age. Even though He knew what was to happen to Him in just a few days, He still took time to teach of who He is and what lie ahead. A key verse in the passage is

Today we find Jesus cursing a fig tree. But in that account take special note of verses 21-22. He then has an encounter with the chief priests and elders of the temple and then provides for us teachings through two parables. The passage is Matthew 21:18-46. Please open your Bibles to that scripture as Laura & Mac Stanley read it for us.

Over the next week we would like you to join us, as together we read from scripture, Jesus last week on this earth. We will read of some of the events, teachings and issues Christ faced during this time. All the scripture readings are from the book of Matthew and read from the ESV Bible.  Today we begin with Christ’s Triumphal Entry